Live Shapes: Rectangles and Rounded RectanglesRectangles now have quickly modifiable corners, including independent radius control. Corner attributes are retained if you scale and rotate your rectangle. Now Illustrator remembers your work - width, height, rotation, corner treatment - so you can return to your original shape.

Pen tool previewSee the path you're drawing before you drop your next point. A rubberband-like line from your last anchor point to the tip of the pen appears as you draw. Visualize where the next curve will go as you Description your next point - and spend less time cleaning up paths.

Anchor point enhancementsFine adjustment of curves is now easier. New anchor point controls allow unequal or different-direction handles to be dragged as you draw to control the smoothness of each segment. You can even change a corner point to smooth without ruining your shape.

Snap to pixel, point, and grid updatesWhen snapping is turned on, your anchor points align perfectly to your choice of pixel, grid, or point. But your anchor handles should not. They're now disengaged from snapping so you can preserve the precision of your curves and achieve fine control while editing.

Close paths with better controlClose your paths with precision and predictability. As you complete a drawing, you now have more control connecting the end and start points. Reposition your closing point or choose to break the direction lines to adjust the closing curve exactly as you wish.

Windows GPU accelerationNew GPU acceleration for Windows lets you work faster on Windows 7 or 8 computers. This feature requires an Adobe-certified NVIDIA graphics card with at least 1GB of VRAM.

Typekit missing fonts workflowWhen you open a document, missing fonts are now automatically replaced. Illustrator CC searches the Typekit desktop font library and if the missing font is available it will sync through Creative Cloud with just a click.

And so much moreAlso includes: Improvements to the Missing Fonts dialog and enhancements to text-related layout and typing features.